Canadian medical malpractice liability: an empirical analysis of recent trends.

Abstract:

:The determinants of the frequency of Canadian malpractice claims, the proportion of claims that result in payment, and the severity of these claims are examined. Inter-specialty variation in the frequency of malpractice claims is almost entirely related to the differential performance of major surgery. Various legal doctrines concerning both compensation and liability appear responsible for approximately half of the upward trend in the propensity to initiate malpractice litigation. We believe that the remaining explanations for growth in claims frequency are changes in social attitudes toward risk-bearing, increasing social distance between patients and physicians, and innovations in medical technology.

journal_name

J Health Econ

authors

Coyte PC,Dewees DN,Trebilcock MJ

doi

10.1016/0167-6296(91)90002-5

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-07-01 00:00:00

pages

143-68

issue

2

eissn

0167-6296

issn

1879-1646

pii

0167-6296(91)90002-5

journal_volume

10

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